STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW

Original West End Company

Louis McCartney as Henry Creel and Ella Karuna Williams as Patty Newby in the Original West End production of Stranger Things: The First Shadow.
Ella Karuna Williams, Louis McCartney, and the Duffer Brothers at the original premiere of Stranger Things: The First Shadow in the West End.
Joe Keery and Ella Karuna Williams after a performance of Stranger Things: The First Shadow.
Christopher Buckley as Bob Newby, Ella Karuna Williams as Patty Newby, Louis McCartney as Henry Creel, Isabella Pappas as Joyce Maldonado, Oscar Lloyd as James Hopper Jr, and the company of Stranger Things: The First Shadow take their bows on press n
The West End leads of Stranger Things: The First Shadow and Finn Wolfhard.
Ella Karuna Williams as Patty Newby, Patrick Vaill as Doctor Brenner, Louis McCartney as Henry Creel, Meesha Turner, Mark Hammersley, and Tricia Adele-Turner.
Original West End cast of Stranger Things: The First Shadow.
Ella Karuna Williams at the 2024 Laurence Olivier Awards.
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Ella Karuna Williams as Patty Newby in Stranger Things: The First Shadow.
Behind the scenes of Stranger Things: The First Shadow with Ella Karuna Williams as the original Patty Newby.
Behind the Scenes of Stranger Things: The First Shadow with Ella Karuna Williams as the original Patty Newby.
Ella Karuna Williams as Patty Newby and Louis McCartney as Henry Creel.
Behind the Scenes of Stranger Things: The First Shadow with Christopher Buckley, Mark Hammersley, and Ella Karuna Williams.
Justin Martin, Ella Karuna Williams, and Louis McCartney at the 2024 What'sOnStage Awards.
Original company of Stranger Things: The First Shadow posing on press night.
Behind the scenes of Stranger Things: The First Shadow with Ella Karuna Williams.

The New York Times

"Patty Newby, played with a winning blend of naive compassion and halting self-doubt by Ella Karuna Williams."

1883 Magazine

"Ella Karuna Williams, as Patty, delivered a performance that was both poignant and powerful. Her portrayal of Patty’s struggles, from grappling with her identity as a person of colour in a family and community that is almost entirely white, to her complex relationship with her adopted father and her quest to connect with her past, was both believable and at times heart wrenching. Williams brought depth and empathy to Patty, making her journey a vital part of the narrative. Her hope that Henry can somehow help her connect to her past is a poignant aspect of her story, illustrating her internal battle between embracing her identity and the longing to understand who she really is."

The Stage UK

"Standing out in a strong ensemble, Ella Karuna Williams is by turns tender, tough, and resourceful as lonely outsider Patty, chafing against her adoptive father's strict Christian conservatism and finding surprising common ground with troubled Henry."

Mashable

"Williams is delightfully engaging and earnest as Patty, the one person who really makes time for Henry, bonding with him over their shared social anxiety and love of Captain Midnight."